Comey fired

President Trump's break with American allies at the G-7 Summit was the worst foreign policy outing of his presidency, and the worst summit since they started back in 1975, according to Ian Bremmer, president and founder of the Eurasia Group. Bremmer called Mr. Trump's performance "the geopolitical equivalent of the Comey firing." The tension between the president and America's closest allies unfolded at the end of a weekend that looked promising, as Mr. Trump gave indications that he would sign onto the summit's final declaration. But en route to his meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un, Mr. Trump angrily tweeted about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accusing him of making "false statements" at a news conference, and declared that he was rescinding his agreement. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the president's reversal "via tweet" from signing onto the G-7 statement was "sobering and a bit depressing." The decision to break from the agreement drew … [Read more...] about Analyst: Trump’s G-7 performance was “geopolitical equivalent of the Comey firing”

Eric Tucker, Associated Press Updated 9:57 pm, Wednesday, May 30, 2018 Photo: Alex Brandon, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this June 7, 2017, file photo, FBI acting director Andrew McCabe listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCabe drafted a memo on the firing of his onetime boss, ex-director James Comey. That’s according to a person familiar with the memo, who insisted on anonymity to discuss a secret document that has been provided to special counsel Robert Mueller. The person said the memo concerned a conversation McCabe had with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein about Rosenstein’s preparations for Comey’s firing. less FILE - In this June 7, 2017, file photo, FBI acting director Andrew McCabe listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the … [Read more...] about AP source: Ex-FBI No. 2 official wrote memo on Comey firing

WASHINGTON – The former acting FBI director, Andrew McCabe, wrote a confidential memo last spring recounting a conversation that offered significant behind-the-scenes details on the firing of McCabe’s predecessor, James Comey, according to several people familiar with the discussion. Comey’s firing is a central focus of the special counsel’s investigation into whether President Donald Trump tried to obstruct the investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia. McCabe has turned over his memo to the special counsel, Robert Mueller. In the document, whose contents have not been previously reported, McCabe described a conversation at the Justice Department with the deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, in the chaotic days last May after Comey’s abrupt firing. Rosenstein played a key role in the dismissal, writing a memo that rebuked Comey over his handling of an investigation into Hillary Clinton. But in the meeting at the Justice Department, … [Read more...] about FBI official wrote memo fearing Trump got a cover story in Comey firing

President Donald Trump's explanation for why he fired FBI Director James Comey has shifted again. Rudy Giuliani, Trump's new attorney, said in an interview on Fox News that Trump fired Comey last year "because Comey would not, among other things, say that he wasn't a target" of the special counsel's Russia investigation. The explanation foreshadows a likely defense to the May 2017 dismissal, but it was at least the third offered by Trump and his advisers. It also comes as the president's legal team is debating whether to allow Trump to be interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller's team. Mueller has shown an interest in questioning Trump about his motivation for firing Comey as his investigators probe possible obstruction of justice. In announcing the firing, the White House initially cited the FBI director's handling of the probe into Democratic rival Hillary Clinton's emails. He later told NBC's Lester Holt that he was thinking of "this Russia thing." In an exclusive interview … [Read more...] about Giuliani Offers New Explanation of Comey Firing

By Dean Slattery Published 2:24 pm, Thursday, April 12, 2018 Photo: Pool / Getty Images 2017 Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 President Trump shook hands with then-FBI Director James Comey during an Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the White House on January 22, 2017. President Trump shook hands with then-FBI Director James Comey during an Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the White House on January 22, 2017. Photo: Pool / Getty Images 2017 John Kelly called Trump ‘dishonorable’ after Comey firing, book says 1 / 1 Back to Gallery NEW YORK — White House chief of staff John Kelly called President Trump “dishonorable” and considered quitting over the way he fired former FBI Director James Comey, according to … [Read more...] about John Kelly called Trump ‘dishonorable’ after Comey firing, book says